Help:Cite errors/Cite error empty references define
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This page will help you to fix the cite error message:
A list-defined reference with the name "$1" has been invoked, but is not defined in the <references> tag (see the help page).
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Overview
[edit]References may be defined within the reference list:
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=rename1>refcontent1</ref>
}}
Note: It is possible to get this error message when nesting footnotes in list-defined references, unfortunately the only fix in this situation is to not use list-defined references for entries that are nested.
Issues and resolution
[edit]- A list-defined reference has no content between the
<ref>...</ref>tags. - This error message does not show if {{reflist}} is used.
- Footnotes are nested inside list-defined references. This is a known bug, for now just do not use list-defined references.
Examples
[edit]The reference named foo is defined but has no content:
<ref name="foo" /> <references> <ref name="foo"></ref> </references>
Cite error: A list-defined reference with the name "foo" has been invoked, but is not defined in the <references> tag (see the help page).
Technical
[edit]Pages with this error message are placed into Pages with incorrect ref formatting. The system message page is at Cite error empty references define.